9mile: Commitment to consumer satisfaction
October 11, 20239mile is dedicated to delivering top-quality apples to consumers through its state-of-the-art sorting, grading and packing facility in…
Understanding Alternaria leaf blotch and fruit spot
September 13, 2023During the 2023 APAL Technical Symposium last month, Associate Professor Femi Akinsanmi presented his research on Alternaria leaf…
The management and life cycle of black spot (Venturia inequalis)
September 6, 2023On 18 August, APAL was glad to host a webinar with insights from Dr Peter Triloff and Fanny…
IPDM in focus: pear blossom blast
August 7, 2023Pear blossom can be infected by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae during bloom, when cold, wet weather persists. Pear…
How bushfires affect apple productivity: preliminary cues from simulated injury
May 17, 2023How do bushfire injuries to apple trees affect carbohydrate reserves, fruit development and return flowering, and does the…
IPDM in focus: black spot (apple scab and pear scab)
May 9, 2023The inoculum for primary infections of black spot in spring is infected fallen leaves from the previous season….
Future Orchards Harvest Orchard Walks – insights from the Batlow and Northern Victoria walks
February 14, 2023The Future Orchards® Harvest Orchard Walks wrapped up in Northern Victoria last week. You can read about the…
Irrigation support: The role of trunk dendrometers
November 30, 2022Now available commercially, trunk dendrometers could assist growers with their irrigation decisions. AgVic researchers have been putting this…
Autonomous flower thinning technology on its way
October 3, 2022New technology that will enable apple growers to undertake variable time and rate spraying for flower thinning is…
Future Orchards: Creating positive change within your orchard (Part II)
August 30, 2022This article was written by Jonathan Brookes, Horticultural Consultant, AgFirst, and was first published in the Winter 2022 edition…
